Social/Clinical Research Assistant-CIDD Hazlett
About The Position
The Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities ( CIDD ) is one of the largest programs for developmental disabilities in the country and is UNC -Chapel Hill’s primary source for treatment, education, and research on developmental disabilities. In addition, CIDD provides important, state-of-the-art resources aimed at supporting individuals with developmental disabilities and their families in the state of North Carolina and promotes research on the pathogenesis and treatment of these conditions. The CIDD employs approximately 100 faculty, staff and students and has funding comprised of state, contract and grant, overhead, gift, foundation and receipt generated sources. This will assist with several research projects at the CIDD of UNC School of Medicine, including assisting with recruitment, scheduling, acquiring MRIs in babies in the evening, and assisting with other data collection as needed. The position will require coordination with various researchers and research coordinators here at UNC as well as with research families, in order to achieve project goals in an effective manner. As such, the person filling this position will need to have excellent communication skills and bedside manner with families and child participants, including babies. This position will report to Dr. Mark Shen.
Requirements
- excellent communication skills
- bedside manner with families and child participants, including babies
Responsibilities
- Recruitment and scheduling of young children with developmental disabilities and their families.
- Assisting with MRI scan process: Attend MRI scans in the evening, prepare the MRI suite, meet the family and complete necessary paperwork, assist with getting the subject prepared for the scanner, supply families with any needed training materials for their scan, stay through the completion of the scan to transfer data if needed, and any necessary follow-up (e.g., rescheduling).
- Assisting with other data collection: Assist PI and study team with collecting information for research projects. This involves interviews, either on the phone or in person, with families to guide their entry into projects as well as for general project data collection. Assist with bio sample data collection as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
